I think we should take a poll of the corps getting involved with this. I haven't met one person who likes the Friday times. Why not just lengthen the Saturday/Sunday sessions and cut Friday all together? I understand not all times work for everyone across the world, but middle of workday Friday for the US is obviously excluding a significant number of people. At least try to be fair to everyone.

Well, us EU guys have to not go get drunk on Friday night if it's later. Tbqh I don't care. They want

If it was 9PM EST I would be supporting this type of thread too. Does SI have any objection to cutting Friday for longer Sat/Sun?

I'm not in a position of authority in SI. It's a dictatorship, but the good sort.

I just find it interesting that everyone signed up without knowing when the battles were. First thing I checked. I have no wish to play at 4.00am for example. Now, depending how important this is to you, take a day off. Be thankful you aren't in Australia.

1 universe, 1 giant pain in the arse.

I think we should take a poll of the corps getting involved with this. I haven't met one person who likes the Friday times. Why not just lengthen the Saturday/Sunday sessions and cut Friday all together? I understand not all times work for everyone across the world, but middle of workday Friday for the US is obviously excluding a significant number of people. At least try to be fair to everyone.

So far in support:
Imperfects
STB
WTF
URA

Agreed, CCP most of us are at work or at school at those times.

o ok i see deadpool flexing my bad.. lol hes mad casue hes a lawyer 9-5 gig he misses alot of corp matches ,....

If it was 9PM EST I would be supporting this type of thread too. Does SI have any objection to cutting Friday for longer Sat/Sun?

Yes

Unless people have commitments at the weekend. I'm only playing devils advocate here because of my past MAG based timezone hassles. Personally, I'm not that bothered. There might not even be a full 16 teams, in which case I think CCP needs to fix things so you yanks can getcha battles in.
In a way, it'd be better to just get it all done in 1 evening. But it seems CCP want to string it out.

I am American. I could care less what time the tourny is. Why? Because New Eden isn't a weekenders paradise. -A- doesn't stop taking over sov. just because it is no longer the weekend. CCP should NOT pander to us American players. If you can't advance past the first round based on you not getting enough players on 1 day, then you don't deserve the honor of fighting for the championship because this is all about who can CONSISTENTLY field the best team. Not who can field the best when it works out for them. Welcome to New Eden, welcome to 23/7 warfare.

I work Wednesday night through Saturday night. Pretty much every time except Sunday afternoon interferes with my life. Guess what, I will be at this tourny with bells and friggin' whistles!!!

I am American. I could care less what time the tourny is. Why? Because New Eden isn't a weekenders paradise. -A- doesn't stop taking over sov. just because it is no longer the weekend. CCP should NOT pander to us American players. If you can't advance past the first round based on you not getting enough players on 1 day, then you don't deserve the honor of fighting for the championship because this is all about who can CONSISTENTLY field the best team. Not who can field the best when it works out for them. Welcome to New Eden, welcome to 23/7 warfare.

I work Wednesday night through Saturday night. Pretty much every time except Sunday afternoon interferes with my life. Guess what, I will be at this tourny with bells and friggin' whistles!!!

This is asinine. You really think the best corp is determined by who has the most EU players or US players with no job? Honestly? You can't even take off because it is spaced out so much.

When you put it like that...fair F's dude, ya hit the nail on the head.

This is a tournament though... personally I dont care, but im just highlighting your argument is false in this context.

How is it false? If it was at 4 a.m. every day for U.S. you can bet the same people would be in here complaining. Guess what, we aren't the only players playing this game. The sooner you people realize it, the better. Changing times to suit YOU means that the time may not work for someone else.
And to think people told me that people wouldn't think it was all about them. I replied to them that this is a console game, of course it is all about them. Guess I was right hehe.

I'm not in a position of authority in SI. It's a dictatorship, but the good sort.

I just find it interesting that everyone signed up without knowing when the battles were. First thing I checked. I have no wish to play at 4.00am for example. Now, depending how important this is to you, take a day off. Be thankful you aren't in Australia.

1 universe, 1 giant pain in the arse.

How were we supposed to know what the times were? The sticky on the forum doesn't say them (nor does it link anywhere that does). Apparently there's a community post on dust514.com about it, but that says it was posted Oct 18 at 00:00, 15 hours after the sticky went live and many of us were scrambling to get registered before the limited slots were taken up on a first come, first served basis.

The fact is, as Hunt said, the full game is more than likely going to have clashes of the time zones, so the corp that has members from as many areas as possible is going to rule the roost. And what, are you making excuses already. A lot of the crowd I know here have jobs, partners, a life. Go cry some more

Who really cares anymore? They are not going to fix the dust particle glitch before the toury. Tournament is going to be as broken as this build.

umm we KNOW this for the full game but u dont seem to get this is a TOURNAMENT
do u see the Alliance tournaments starting at stupid times and days for ppl? NO

umm we KNOW this for the full game but u dont seem to get this is a TOURNAMENT
do u see the Alliance tournaments starting at stupid times and days for ppl? NO

You think the best corp is going to be the winner of this beta event ?

I think the futures going to be very interesting.

Personally I think the corp with the most activity and timezone coverage will be the winner of this beta event.

And being able to transfer isk from EVE/Sisi is another thing that will help some of the corps out. Those with no Eve support will have less money to spam into the tourney.

So IMO timezone coverage and isk will determine the winner.

Now, those actually showing up to the matches of course must be able to actually kill the opponent but the schedule is laid out in a way to stretch the rosters out to (In my opinion) see who has a deep bench (is the roster dependent on one or two good squads or is the entire corp skilled).

Yea ever corp with an eve freind should be loaded about now.

The Alliance tourny started in the middle of the freakin' night for some and very early in the a.m. for others. So I don't see where you are going with this. You do understand that no matter what time it is made, that someone is gonna get screwed. The US players don't have the right to dictate when others play. That is one reason that the rest of the world rightfully believes we are arrogant. This is not an American company. It is an Icelandic company. We play by their rules and customs, not ours.

Just out of curiousity.

I wonder how many of the people that want a time change, were the same ones saying HTFU, when others complained about unfair game mechanics, OP weapons, etc, etc.

Just sayin'

Yes turrets have been OP for months, now the hulls they are attached to are paper. Since it's not changing before the tourney learn the counters that work and practice fighting different strategies. I still deeply disapprove of the Friday times when the resolution is so simple.

I don't think you read his post right Noc.

Just sayin'

Pre-empting the argument that I don't recognize the difference between broken and unfair.

While the two aren't necessarily the same, they're not mutually exclusive.

how do you know who is in this tournement? I've seen a couple lists but a couple corps that I think are going to be in the tournemant weren't listed... and one list had 17 corps listed... so how do you know is there a list somewhere?

I really would hope that CCP would have been smart enough to post an update saying it filled up whenever it fills up and post such information of participants...


also agree with petition

I think we should take a poll of the corps getting involved with this. I haven't met one person who likes the Friday times. Why not just lengthen the Saturday/Sunday sessions and cut Friday all together? I understand not all times work for everyone across the world, but middle of workday Friday for the US is obviously excluding a significant number of people. At least try to be fair to everyone.

So far in support:
Imperfects
STB
WTF
URA
Delta Force
Synergy
Shadow Mercs

This is only the start od these kinda issues.

What happens when we're on Tranquility and your asleep and we're not?. I'll not be waiting for you to wake up before we stomp you.

I'm pretty sure that time zones will be abused by both attackers and defenders in the coming months once game goes live. The whole deal with it being one shard allows this kinda abuse. Everyone can't be on all at the same time.

Like Tony suggests, if it matters to you then change your schedule or don't bother. It's only going to become more of an issue later on.

This is only the start od these kinda issues.

What happens when we're on Tranquility and your asleep and we're not?. I'll not be waiting for you to wake up before we stomp you.

I'm pretty sure that time zones will be abused by both attackers and defenders in the coming months once game goes live. The whole deal with it being one shard allows this kinda abuse. Everyone can't be on all at the same time.

Like Tony suggests, if it matters to you then change your schedule or don't bother. It's only going to become more of an issue later on.

This is only the start od these kinda issues.

What happens when we're on Tranquility and your asleep and we're not?. I'll not be waiting for you to wake up before we stomp you.

I'm pretty sure that time zones will be abused by both attackers and defenders in the coming months once game goes live. The whole deal with it being one shard allows this kinda abuse. Everyone can't be on all at the same time.

Like Tony suggests, if it matters to you then change your schedule or don't bother. It's only going to become more of an issue later on.

Seems Sponge Bob sat down funnny. I guess I must've face rolled him once or twice in the past, so his comment is fair I guess. QQ more.

Back on topic.

I can see why you find the times un-fair, but as has been mentioned, everyone was happy to sign up for those times and now people want them changing?. They're not ideal for me either, but luckily I have very few commitments at the minute.

When we have world cups and things like that, we don't just have it at the time everyone is used to being up, we have it at local time to that area and the world adapts and watches it whenever they can. The teams adapt.

The same can be said here imo, it's a euro tourny as that's where CCP is based pretty much. It's unfortunate, but those are the rules.

^

lol the kid who needs to use a TANK to pub stomp, and he still loses

The americans making excuses before the tournament has even started.

LOL

looking forward to the sniper fights Rank

pew pew

Me too Mr Sleepy Zan

I don't think it is going to be easy for either side if we get to meet in the tournament.

Good luck to everyone that gets to make it in the tournament. Lots and lots of clones and isk are going to get burnt in it.

from the quick test we did today, EU and US lag is pretty much in the same place now, i can play happily on US servers, and US players who were squady with me today, seemed to do pretty ok job on EU servers :) so hopefully their server location won't be too much of a deciding factor

Tournament organized play, in a pre arrangement format and time, 1st 2nd and 3rd get a prize

Corp battles= freaking free fall, anything goes winner takes all

see the difference between the two, a tournament is arrangement and should work to befit of ALL people taking part. so please stop the. IMA GONA STOP YOU AFTER DOWN TIME ARGUMENT. its a dumb argument that does not even hold up to any form of logic.


so please change the time, to make it work for all